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The Association Between Grip Strength and Depression Among Adults Aged 60 Years and Older: A Large-Scaled Population-Based Study From the Longitudinal Aging Study in India

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2022
BackgroundThe association between grip strength and depression in elderly individuals in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has rarely been studied.
Jinbao Wang, Jinbao Wang, Xianghong Zhou, Xianghong Zhou, Shi Qiu, Linghui Deng, Jiakun Li, Lu Yang, Qiang Wei, Birong Dong   +9 more
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The role of confounding factors in a radon epidemiological study

Radiatsionnaya Gygiena = Radiation Hygiene, 2017
Objective: A simulation of a large-scale epidemiological case-control study to identify the relationship between exposure to radon and lung cancer in the presence of factors that distort the results of the assessment of exposure to radon in homes.
A. D. Onishchenko, M. V. Zhukovsky
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Clustered environments and randomized genes: a fundamental distinction between conventional and genetic epidemiology. [PDF]

, 2007
BACKGROUND: In conventional epidemiology confounding of the exposure of interest with lifestyle or socioeconomic factors, and reverse causation whereby disease status influences exposure rather than vice versa, may invalidate causal interpretations of ...
Timpson, NJ, Timpson, Nic, Harbord, RM, Day, Ian, Timpson Nic, Lawlor, D, Smith George Davey, Smith, George Davey, Lawlor, Debbie A, Ebrahim, S, Harbord, Roger, Day Ian, Debbie A Lawlor, Nic Timpson, George Davey Smith, Ian Day, Shah Ebrahim, Roger Harbord, Lawlor Debbie A, Day, INM, Davey Smith, G, Ebrahim, Shah, Harbord Roger, Ebrahim Shah   +23 more
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Gut and airway microbiota dysbiosis and their role in COVID-19 and long-COVID

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
The gut microbiota plays a crucial role in human health and disease. Gut dysbiosis is known to be associated with increased susceptibility to respiratory diseases and modifications in the immune response and homeostasis of the lungs (the so-called gut ...
Giuseppe Ancona, Laura Alagna, Claudia Alteri, Claudia Alteri, Emanuele Palomba, Emanuele Palomba, Anna Tonizzo, Anna Tonizzo, Andrea Pastena, Andrea Pastena, Antonio Muscatello, Andrea Gori, Andrea Gori, Alessandra Bandera, Alessandra Bandera   +14 more
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Bias in occupational epidemiology studies. [PDF]

, 2007
The design of occupational epidemiology studies should be based on the need to minimise random and systematic error. The latter is the focus of this paper, and includes selection bias, information bias and confounding.
Pearce, Neil, Kriebel, David, Checkoway, Harvey   +2 more
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Relationship between mental health, sleep status and screen time among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open, 2023
Objective On 20 July 2021, after the outbreak of COVID-19 at Nanjing Lukou International Airport, several universities started closed management and online teaching.
Wei Wang, Bei Wang, Xiang Hong, Xiaoqi Zhu, Jingfeng Jiang, Lerong Qi, Fanqi Zhao, Jingying Wu   +7 more
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A Community-based study on the prevalence and predisposing factors of Parkinson’s disease in Barangay Mangilag Sur, Quezon Province, Philippines

Clinical Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 2022
Introduction: Prevalence of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) in the Philippines has been estimated to be 
Raymond L. Rosales, Mary Camille E. Rosales, Danica Jane S.J. Robles, Ron Christian Neil T. Rodriguez, Nadia Beatrice S. Romana, Joseph Mariuz B. Rosales, Gerardo B. Salazar, Richelle Ann S. Santiano   +7 more
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Animal Viruses, Bacteria, and Cancer: A Brief Commentary

Frontiers in Public Health, 2014
Animal viruses and bacteria are ubiquitous in the environment. However, little is known about their mode of transmission and etiologic role in human cancers, especially among high-risk groups (e.g., farmers, veterinarians, poultry plant workers, pet ...
Jimmy Thomas Efird, Stephen Wayne Davies, Wesley T. O'Neal, Ethan eAnderson   +3 more
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Confounding factors.

, 2022
Confounding factors.
Nandan H. Shetty (12436629), Mark Wang (4489561), Matthew I. Palmer (6819101), Robert M. Elliott (12436632), Patricia J. Culligan (190210)   +4 more
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Exploration of Potential Roles of m6A Regulators in Colorectal Cancer Prognosis

Frontiers in Oncology, 2020
Colorectal cancer (CRC) represents one of the most common malignancies with high morbidity worldwide. RNA methylation (m6A) has been considered to tremendously contribute to cancer initiation and progression since its first discovery.
Liechen Ji, Shuo Chen, Liqiang Gu, Xipeng Zhang   +3 more
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